Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Lesser Bulb Fly

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Eumerus narcissi

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Lesser Bulb Fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser Bulb Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Syrphidae
Genus	Aproteles	Eumerus
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Eumerus narcissi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Lesser Bulb Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Bulb Fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Lesser Bulb Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Bulb Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.